Christian hedonism

Constantine had become emperor of Rome in 306, and was considered the most powerful in that part of the world. When he converted to Christianity had most drastic effects on the common practice of the Christian religion and including the factions. When Constantine converted to the Christian religion it was during a war with his own brother and co-emperor named, Maxentius. Before an important battle of Milvian Bridge, Constantine was convinced that he should have seek assistance and guidance from…

The Kingdom of Mathias The Kingdom of Mathias was written by Paul E. Johnson and Sean Waters. The book takes place in 19th Century America and tells the story of Matthias, the Prophet and how he got people to follow him. People from all over became interested in the new religion that was started and began participating. The book seeks to explain the family life, economics, and sexual norms, and social class in Matthias’s Kingdom. The book, The Kingdom of Mathias, starts out explaining the…

The religion Islam spread so quickly because of trade. The first reason that trade had such an impact on the Islamic religion because Mecca was one of the main trading routes for land and by sea as well(Doc A). Another reason that trade was such a big influence on Islam is because the military campaigns caused the religion to change as they crossed the middle east( Doc C). Also Mecca was the site of Arabia’s holiest pagan shrine(Doc A). Islam also spread so quickly because of war. The…

The Second Great Awakening and the Transcendentalism The Second Great Awakening and the Transcendentalism is a book written by Barry Hankins in 2014. The main idea that the book reflects is that the Second Great Awakening and the Transcendentalism reinforced Americans beliefs in the individual’s importance and support even as it helped to bring a sense of community to a highly nomadic masses. The Second Great Awakening movement transformed the American religion and society in a number of ways.…

city by the Jews but they must conform to their customs, including that they all must be circumcised, which caused the gentiles to become hesitant, rightfully so. The gentiles wanted to be apart of this city as they saw it necessary to later become Christians, so they decided to…

When looking at the European Middle Ages, it may be easy to assume it was a “dark” time, due to the many horrors the time period endured. However, this is not enough to label the entire period as the “Dark Ages.” The Middle Ages were more light than dark, because it was a period of religious dedication, intellectual breakthrough, and scientific advancement. While religion has appeared important in almost every culture of every time period, it was very prominent in the Middle Ages. God was…

Leviticus 16 describes the annual ritual known as Yom Kippur, or the “Day of Atonement.” The Day of Atonement was the most holy day of worship in the Hebrew calendar. Only on this one day, was the High Priest of Israel permitted to enter into the Holy of Holies in the Tabernacle of God. As prescribed by Scripture, the High Priest offered a blood sacrifice to cleanse the Tabernacle and to atone for his sins. There, the High Priest also presented the blood of sacrifice to atone for the sins of…

Page 1: Overview of topic and details about the issue Everywhere we look, poverty and sickness has a presence. Whether it be in the international news or right down the street at the nearest food bank, people struggle to survive. Through the compassion and determination of some people though, poverty and sickness can be combatted. Today, I will be talking about three religious leaders who stepped up and went beyond the call of duty to combat sickness and poverty. I will be talking about what…

same picture, it is even widely accepted that the Gospels of Matthew, and Luke were largely based on or influenced by the Gospel of Mark. The Gospel of John seems to stand out the most, and contains the most original information. To many devout Christians the Gospel of John is considered the “spiritual gospel,” because of how it portrays Jesus as this divine figure sent down from heaven. Although the Gospel of John stands out, there are a few similarities between the synoptic gospels, and the…

Psalms 111 is a psalm of praise. We are to praise him all day long as well as at home in our secret place. We are not to just praise him in the sanctuary in front of others for all to see, God asks our praise to be the same whether we are in private or in public. Psalms 111 is a praise that is not bashful in exultation. Verse 1-5 speaks of the word Hallelujah; Hallelujah tells us whatever we call others to do, we must be willing to do ourselves if we are asking them to praise God in our own…